Following his 7-for-7 performance in the previous day's rout of the Cubs, Rennie Stennett rapped three singles and set a modern major league record of 10 hits in two consecutive games as the Pirates defeated the Phillies, 9-1. With the victory, the Pirates opened a gap of seven games in the East Division over the runner-up Phillies.

Stennett broke the previous record of nine hits in two straight games by many players since 1900. Richie Zisk collected four singles among the Pirates' 15 hits and batted in three runs. Dave Parker also accounted for three RBIs with a single and double. Tommy Hutton homered for the Phillies' run off Bruce Kison in the second inning. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 17, 1975 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Pirates      0  0  4    0  2  2    0  1  0  -   9 15  1
Phillies     0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   1   3   0     1   0   .290      Cash 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .302
Sanguillen c          6   2   1   1     0   2   .332      Bowa ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Oliver cf             3   2   1   0     2   0   .284      Johnstone rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .335
Stargell 1b           4   2   2   1     1   1   .299      Luzinski lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .300
Zisk lf               4   2   4   3     1   0   .294      Hutton 1b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .250
  Dilone pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .255
  Robinson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Oates c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Parker rf             5   0   2   3     0   0   .312      Anderson cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Underwood p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .127
  Howe pr,3b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .174        Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Taveras ss            5   0   1   1     0   1   .213        Rogodzinski ph      1   0   1   0     0   0   .375
Kison p               5   0   0   0     0   4   .105        Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .088
                                                            Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
                                                            Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ruthven p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               41   9  15   9     5   9             Totals               33   1   8   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 38,085
Left on Base: Pirates 11, Phillies 6
DP: Pirates 3, Phillies 0
Errors: Taveras
Doubles: Parker (34), Sanguillen (24), Hutton (6)
Home Runs: Hutton (3)
Stolen Bases: Cash (13)
GIDP: Johnstone (7), Oates (6)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (10,by Twitchell)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kison W(11-11)          9     8   1   1   1   3   1  34   3.31
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   3   1  34

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(14-12)      4     9   6   6   3   5   0  24   4.01
Schueler                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.55
Twitchell               2     3   2   2   2   3   0  12   4.42
Hoerner                 1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   2.66
Ruthven                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.46
Totals                  9    15   9   9   5   9   0  47

Hit by Pitch: Twitchell (1)
Wild Pitches: Twitchell 3 (10)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to second; Sanguillen was called
out on strikes; Oliver walked [Stennett to second]; Stargell was
called out on strikes; Zisk walked [Stennett to third, Oliver to
second]; Parker forced Zisk (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to center; Cash stole second; Bowa
popped to shortstop; Johnstone was called out on strikes;
Luzinski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Phillies 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner struck out; Taveras grounded out (second to
first); Kison was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Hutton homered; Schmidt flied out to left; Oates
grounded out (second to first); Anderson flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett singled to second; Sanguillen forced
Stennett (second unassisted); Oliver walked [Sanguillen to
second]; Stargell singled to center [Sanguillen scored, Oliver
to second]; Zisk singled to center [Oliver scored, Stargell to
second]; Parker singled to left [Stargell scored, Zisk to
second]; Hebner forced Parker (pitcher to shortstop) [Zisk to
third]; Taveras singled to right [Zisk scored, Hebner to
second]; Kison was called out on strikes; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Underwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
flied out to center; Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Stennett flied out to center; Sanguillen flied out
to left; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 4, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Johnstone made an out to shortstop; Luzinski
walked; Hutton singled to right [Luzinski to second]; Schmidt
was called out on strikes; Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell singled to center; Zisk singled to center
[Stargell to second]; Parker doubled to center [Stargell scored,
Zisk scored]; SCHUELER REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Hebner
popped to third; Taveras grounded out (second to first) [Parker
to third]; Parker was out trying to advance to home (catcher to
pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first);
ROGODZINSKI BATTED FOR SCHUELER; Rogodzinski singled to right;
Cash forced Rogodzinski (shortstop to second); Bowa forced Cash
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Phillies 1.

PIRATES 6TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED ROGODZINSKI (PITCHING); Kison
grounded out (second to first); Stennett walked; Twitchell threw
a wild pitch [Stennett to second]; Sanguillen doubled to center
[Stennett scored]; Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Sanguillen to
third]; Oliver made an out to second; Stargell walked; Zisk
singled to third [Sanguillen scored, Stargell to second]; Parker
made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 8, Phillies
1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnstone flied out to center; Luzinski singled to
left; Hutton lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Luzinski out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 8,
Phillies 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner was hit by a pitch; HOWE RAN FOR HEBNER;
Twitchell threw a wild pitch [Howe to second]; Taveras was
called out on strikes; Kison was called out on strikes; Stennett
singled to right [Howe to third]; Sanguillen struck out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 8, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: HOWE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Schmidt flied
out to right; Oates reached on an error by Taveras [Oates to
first]; Anderson was called out on strikes; ALLEN BATTED FOR
TWITCHELL; Allen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 8, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 8TH: HOERNER REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Oliver singled
to center; Stargell grounded out (second to first) [Oliver to
second]; Zisk singled to left [Oliver scored]; DILONE RAN FOR
ZISK; Parker flied out to left; Howe singled to shortstop
[Dilone to second]; Taveras flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 9, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: ROBINSON REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING LF); Cash
singled to center; Bowa lined to pitcher; Johnstone grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cash out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Phillies 1.

PIRATES 9TH: RUTHVEN REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Kison struck
out; Stennett popped to first in foul territory; Sanguillen
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 9, Phillies
1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski flied out to center; Hutton doubled to
right; Schmidt singled to left [Hutton to third]; Oates grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Schmidt out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 9, Phillies 1.